Movement for Democracy in Algeria

The Movement for Democracy in Algeria is a moderate Islamist political party in Algeria, founded by former President and Prime Minister of Algeria Ahmed Ben Bella in 1982. The party was legalized in 1990, and it joined forces with several other Algerian parties in 1995 to call for an end to the Algerian Civil War. The party botcotted the 2002 elections, and the party did not have any representation in the governnment.